Gray No. 13 in final Texas qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 20 of 23
O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS
TEXAS MOTORPLEX
DALLAS, TEXAS
RACE DATES: Sept. 24-26, 2004

JOHNNY GRAY PUTS WONDER WAGON IN 13TH IN TEXAS

ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 25, 2004) - Johnny Gray made it into the Funny Car field
today in Don Schumacher's Wonder Wagon at the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals,
first by virtue of the 4.954/300.40 lap he posted in the third qualifying
session for 15th place. He then advanced himself up the chart to 13th in the
final session with a 4.910/313.44 lap.

Gray and crew chief Dan Olson were encouraged by the progress they have made
with the research and development vehicle which first competed at the U.S.
Nationals on Labor Day.

"We continue to test components and pieces at the same time we're trying to
qualify for the field, so there are always a number of pressures on you,"
said Gray. "But we're certainly making progress and no one knows better how
to do that than Dan Olson.

Gray will face his teammate Whit Bazemore in the first round of eliminations
on Sunday, which begin at 11 a.m.

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